Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-06
RObberies Reported.
HOW AN OLD COLORED SOLDIER WAS swINDLED
GOOD-LUCK CHARM.

HOW AN OLD COLORED SOLDIER WAS swrNDLED BY a
G00D-LUCk CHARM.
Michael Magruder an old coored man wearing
a G. A. X. badge made complaint to the police
yesterday that he went to the pension agency yes
terday morning and got his check for s42 pension
money; that he afterward met young colored
man who told him ne had good luck charm, and
that he would have goOdluck as long as he carried
IL In his pOcketboOk that he he old mani was glad
to get the charm and was pleased to think that he
had made such a good acquaintance; that the
stranger had TO put the charm In the pocketoook
and that when he (MichaeD afterward looked In
his pOcketbOOk he was surprised to find that his
check was gone.-Mrs. g. w. Brown, No. ITO
gold watch and chain&M. Z. Macrea, No. POI
An street southwest, reports that his store was
entered last night and robbed OF s10.5O worth OF
clothing.
DKIaATIoN TO THE CONVENTION OF REPUBLICAN
CLUEs1The National Republican club last even en-
national convention OF republican clubs OF the
United States, which win be held In New York on
Shellabarger, OF Ohio; Col william P. Canaday,
sergeant-at-arms OF the United states senate;
MAJ. A. C. Richards, District Of Columbia: Charles
Pelham, OF Alabama, and Mr.. H. w. CoSSley, OF
Nebraska, as principals, and Frank Aldrich, $. p.
Brown, clinton Rice, Matt Trimble, and +. @. Bar
P HON. ts sueng Of
Iowa. late Commissioner OF Indian Affairs and
Hon: Mahlon Chance, Of New York, OF the Ameri-
can Protective Tariff League, and member OF the
New York Republican Club.
The Courts.
EQUITY CoURT-Jud0e Merrick.
Yesterday, Walter agt BeavanS; order appoint
ing Chas. NJ. N. Latimer guardian ad litem.
CRIMINAL CouRr-Judge Montgomery
Yesterday, SamI coleman, second Onense petty
larceny: admitted TO bail in $500.
POLICE CoURT-Jndge Smell.
Yesterday, Samuel Washington and Benz. Cox
disorderly; S or Is days each. VIM. Taylor and
Chas. owen, DO; do. Nathaniel Dickson, colOred,
a ~ IN
Hawkins driving over pavement; s. or days.
Lewis Satney, profanity; s. or 15 days. Alfred P.
Newton, dsOrderly; S or 10 days Silas Bell, do;
do. VIM. II. Cardwell, disOrdery In county; s. or
z days Walter Reeder, disOrdery; 8 or 15 days
VIM. Newman, do; do. Jno. Plowden, Jno.
Waters, Lewis Harris, Jno. Quigley, VIM. Bryan,
JnO. Ryan, Michael McGarvey and Kate jenkins,
do. cOlateralS forfeited.
Today, VIM. Meyers disorderly conduct in the
county; s. or days. Jno j. Peach, destroying
private property; $40 or 80 days. James RuggeS,
violating hack law; $1.50 or Is days. VIM FraitOus,
profanity; S. or days. Th0s. johnson and Mary
johnson, disOrderly conduct In county; 5 or
days EACH Andrew jackson, profanity IS or days.
VIM. Harrison, colored do; do. Chas. Parker, do;
or Is. days. Wallace Middleton, do; collateral
forfeited. John Colbert, do; s. or 10 days. John
Thomas, do; do.
A SHOOTING MATCH ENDS WITH TRAGRDY.-
Several young men engaged in a shooting match
near PerrOw vile, Va, sunday. Returning from
the field j. L. Burnett threw his gun over his left
accidentally discharged. The load lodged In the
head OF Ed Wade, who was Immediately behind
Burnett tearing his head open and producing death
In short time. The acc dent occurred near still